Rock, Paper, Siren!White Boy Samurai: Reflections on LARP’s Obsession with the OrientWhile sitting at the library writing this blogpost, I literally had someone come up to me and compliment my “Scottish-Japanese attire”. I’m…Jul 23Jul 23
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InThe Ugly MonsterbyOscarElection Day: Political Mechanics for Tabletop Roleplaying GamesAlso, The Ugly Monster endorses Kamala HarrisOct 24Oct 24
InThe Ugly MonsterbyJacob ._.'An Overview of the Palestinian Relief Bundle — Another Documentation Project373 game titles were donated in the hopes of assisting Palestinians cut off from humanitarian aidOct 3Oct 3
InThe Dungeon TribunebybennyNew Stat Unveiled: ZIP Code at BirthResearchers have shown that zip code at birth has a large correlation with success, and now the game developers are looking to capture that…Jun 25Jun 25
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InHistory of WomenbyGiulia PicciauThe Board Game She Invented Got Stolen From HerBut it sort of proved her pointMar 7Mar 7
InThe Ugly MonsterbyOscarWanted: Articles On Politics in Entertainment MediaStar Trek and the X-Men were always politicalApr 163Apr 163
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Christopher HillThe Importance of Remembering that We are the BaddiesWarhammer 40k and depictions of Fascism in MediaDec 27, 20232Dec 27, 20232
InThe Ugly MonsterbyJacob ._.'I Played Every Game in the Bundle For UkraineAnother PostmortemFeb 7Feb 7
Aasa TPolitics of #dwarfpostingI think it is still fair to say, that Gimli is the most widely known and recognized archetype of a fantasy dwarf character, as Legolas is…Oct 6, 202311Oct 6, 202311
InThe Ugly MonsterbyOscar‘Eat the Reich’ Could Kneecap D&D and Skew the TTRPG LandscapeThis game about Nazi-hunting vampires should be a movieSep 17, 20232Sep 17, 20232
Vi- Grail40k’s chaos gods and the shadow of fascismIn Warhammer 40,000’s galaxy, there exists a parallel reality called the Warp. The Warp is a reflection of the dreams of living beings in…Jun 3, 2023Jun 3, 2023
Andre Sevenius NilsenLet’s Play A Game Of GovernmentA Simple Game About The Fragility Of DemocracyAug 22, 2023Aug 22, 2023